Receptacle charger



Patented Oct. 13, 1925.

UNITED STATES gPATENT WILEY o. MELTON, or RocKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA. Y

I RECEPT-Aem: CHARGER.

Application illed July 21,

To all whom it mag/concern.' Y i,

Be it known that I, WILEY O. MELToN, a citizen of the United States,`residing in the city of Rocky Mount, in the countyi of Edgecomb, intheV State of North Carolina, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Receptacle Charges, of which the following is alspecification.-

My invention consists in a newand use? fulimprovement in receptaclechargers and is `designedmore particularly for icing refrigerators ofthat type in whichthe ice chamber is located over y the food chamber andat a considerable heightabove the floor level and has an ice capacitysuficiently large as to require that it be charged with one or morestandard size ice blocks. The ordinary method of charging these icechambers is to provide a block and fall by which the blocks of ice arehoisted to a point opposite the doorway of the elevated ice chamber. Itis then necessary for the operator to enter the ice chamber, whichprocess is difiqcult, uncomfortable and unsanitary, in order to draw theice blocks through the doorway into the ice chamber. This is not easyand at times extremely dangerous. In order to permit the ice block to bedrawn through the doorway, the block and fall must be eased oi, the iceblock being snatched in through the doorway. This often results in theblock colliding with the sill of the doorway and if there be a fault inthe ice block, the impact against the sill will cause the block tosplit, the portion outside of the doorway falling to cause seriousdamage.

It is to obviate this difficult and danger'- ous practice obtaining inthe present method of charging ice chambers 'of large refrigerators thatmy inventtion is designed. My device comprises a stout but easilyportable receiving platform upon which the blocks of ice may bepositioned directly in front of the doorway of the ice chamber and fromwhich they may be very easily caused to slide directly into the chamberby a pike pole or other suitable tool, the operator being relieved ofthe necessity of mounting to the elevation of the ice chamber'. Mydevice is provided with novel means for easily and quickly attaching theplatform to the doorway of the ice chamber and for providing asubstantial and effective connection at that point adequate to sustainthe excessive strain imposed by the handling l1924. serial 110.1727357.

of the heavy ice blocks. The platform is OFFICE- also Aprovided witheffective supporting means to insure itsl'stability land alsowithsuitable lforwarding means to facilitate the delivery of the ice blocksto the'ice chamber. In the drawing filed herewith, I have illustratedone specific embodiment of Vmy invention but it is to be distinctlyunderstood that I do not consider myinvention limited to the detailsofconstruction therein shown and hereinafter described, but refer for itsscopet'o the claims appended hereto. In the drawings: y, y' p l Figl isasideelevationof' my device. Fig. 2 is a front elevation. Fig. 3 is atop' plan view. A K Fig. I is a transverse section on the `line .l1- 4of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a cross section on of Figa. i y

In the form of my device illustrated in the drawing, the platform iscomposed of sleepers 1 and floor boards'f. The'outer end of each sleeper1 is attached toa legf3 which is slightly inclinedwfrom theperpendicular toward the platform. The upper' end of each leg 3 isrecessed on its inner face, as at 4, the recess havino a horizontal face5 and an oblique face 6 disposed parallel with the axis of the leg 3.The end of the sleeperl 1 rests upon the face 5 orf the recess in theleg 3 and has an oblique face 7 complementary to the oblique face 6 ofthe recess in the leg 3. The joint of the sleeper 1 and the leg 3 isoverlaid by a plate 8 which is bolted to the sleeper 1 and the leg 3.Each sleeper 1, at its end opposite to that attached to the leg 3, has arecess 9 forming a tongue 10 at the lower side of the end. I providestraps 11 overlying the floor boards 2 and above the sleepers 1. Thesestraps 11 are bent downwardly over the floor board 2 above the junctionof the sleepers 1 and the legs 3 and are extended downwardly overlyingthe upper ends of the legs 3. These straps 11 are fastened to the floorboards 2 and the sleepers 1 by bolts' 12 positioned adjacent the ends ofthe sleeprs 1 and are fastened to the legs 3 by bolts 13 passing throughthe legs 3 adjacent their upper ends. These straps 11 extend somewhatbeyond the ends of the sleepers 1 having the recesses 9 and terminate indownwardly turned keepers 14.

I provide at the inner end of the platform a roller 15 having itstrunnions 1G the une 5 5 journaled in the sleepers 1` and bloclgsl?between the sleepers 1 and straps 11. The diameter of this roller 15 andits mounting in the sleepersl; are such thatA-Yitpijojects slightlyabove the upper surface of the floor boards 2.

The legs 3 are provided'with tie rods 18 and may be provided Withsteps19 to provide eeeyfaeeeee top .theplatformf .It is to be noted that theAlees i 3. are not. only de- Poeed etenieelnetion .fromjtlle vertealrelative to the P' #forni ibut.. are.; .also ooovergentfrom bettom totop, :thus affording greater Stability From the. foregoing deSoript-on.of. .the structure of my-fdevio'e larndfits illustration in` the,.Clrawing," its use will bek obvious. When it is desired to supply ieeto the ee chamber o the. .bleek :of 'een 1 ist. hoisted by means of the.ordinary? hooks. bleek andV fall B until its lowereebdge isabovertheSill S, ofthe doorwayvDefjthe ice ehamber C. My device isgthen plaoedyin position, the inner ends of' theY straps 11 passingfover and ,resting.upon thesll S 'and' the keepers 14 engaging the inner edge of @the`sill S. At the` same time,` the tongues 10 bea-r against the apron Abelow the sill S, Vthe feeeeSeS 9'reeeveg therein ther outwardlyextending portoef'of the Sill'S: "The bleek of oe, theo' being loweredend" turned end- Wse towerd'the vdoorway Diel reeeved 11190.11 the'Platform ofmy "deiee, its nneefend resting uponthe, roller 15. Thehooks' H are `then vdisengaged from the ice block I, and, by means of apike pole or other suitableV tool, the iceblock Lis caused to slide fromthe platform, the roller 15 assisting, through the doorway D into theice chamber C.

"Hav-ing described my invention, what I claim is: v

1. A receptacle charger comprising a portable platform provided withsupporting means, and means for attachmenti-witliin the opening of thereceptacle, comprising sillfengaging keepers and -apron-engagingtongues;

2. A receptacle 'charger comp-rising a platform, two supporting legsrelatively convergent and inclined to the perpendicular relative to saidplatfornner-igfidly attached thereto,4 andl` tworetaining,` strapsbolted to l said legsv and platform. and .provided ywithv downwardlytur-ned keepers,

3.Y AIna -receptacle-Y-chjarge-r, thel combinaf tien of two supports;-i-ecessesvin the upper ei'ids thereof.; slee-persyhaving theirendsreceived in said recesses, and providebV at their opposite endsAwith recesses Y. and tongues;V 10or-boards-0n said sleepersyand strapsbolted to said-s upports, sleepers land HoorA boards, andl provided vattheir ,ends-with downwardly turnedlseepers.`

Intestimony whereof` 'I aiix my signature.

` MELTQN.

